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Quishing Campaign Abuses Microsoft Sway to Host Phishing Pages

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Quishing Campaign Abuses Microsoft Sway to Host Phishing Pages 2024-08-29 at 13:01 By Ionut Arghire Threat actors are abusing the Microsoft Sway service to host phishing pages leveraged in QR phishing attacks targeting Office 365 users. The post Quishing Campaign Abuses Microsoft Sway to Host Phishing Pages appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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New Phishing Technique Bypasses Security on iOS and Android to Steal Bank Credentials

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New Phishing Technique Bypasses Security on iOS and Android to Steal Bank Credentials 2024-08-21 at 20:01 By Ionut Arghire New phishing attacks target iOS and Android users with Progressive Web Applications and WebAPKs to steal banking information. The post New Phishing Technique Bypasses Security on iOS and Android to Steal Bank Credentials appeared first on

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New phishing method targets Android and iPhone users

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New phishing method targets Android and iPhone users 2024-08-20 at 17:33 By Help Net Security ESET researchers discovered an uncommon type of phishing campaign targeting Android and iPhone users. They analyzed a case observed in the wild that targeted clients of a prominent Czech bank. PWA phishing flow (Source: ESET) This technique is noteworthy because

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Cybercriminals exploit file sharing services to advance phishing attacks

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Cybercriminals exploit file sharing services to advance phishing attacks 2024-08-20 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Threat actors use popular file-hosting or e-signature solutions as a disguise to manipulate their targets into revealing private information or downloading malware, according to Abnormal Security. A file-sharing phishing attack is a unique type of phishing threat in which

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Western, Russian Civil Society Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Attacks

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Western, Russian Civil Society Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Attacks 2024-08-16 at 16:16 By Ionut Arghire Multiple Russian, Belarusian, and Western entities perceived as Russia’s enemies have been targeted in two recent spear-phishing campaigns. The post Western, Russian Civil Society Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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World Agricultural Cycling Competition (WACC) Participants Targeted for Havoc C2 Dissemination

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World Agricultural Cycling Competition (WACC) Participants Targeted for Havoc C2 Dissemination 2024-08-16 at 13:31 By rohansinhacyblecom Key Takeaways Overview CRIL has identified a phishing site hosted at “wacc[.]photo” that is masquerading as the official website for the World Agricultural Cycling Competition. The TA responsible for this phishing site has cloned the legitimate website, making only

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Unlocking the Front Door: Phishing Emails Remain a Top Cyber Threat Despite MFA

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Unlocking the Front Door: Phishing Emails Remain a Top Cyber Threat Despite MFA 2024-08-14 at 18:16 By Kevin Townsend SecurityWeek spoke with Mike Britton, CISO at Abnormal Security, to understand what the company has learned about current social engineering and phishing attacks. The post Unlocking the Front Door: Phishing Emails Remain a Top Cyber Threat

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Malware-as-a-Service and Ransomware-as-a-Service lower barriers for cybercriminals

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Malware-as-a-Service and Ransomware-as-a-Service lower barriers for cybercriminals 2024-08-09 at 07:32 By Help Net Security The sophistication of cyber threats has escalated dramatically, with malicious actors’ deploying advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to exploit vulnerabilities and evade detection, according to Darktrace. Subscription-based tools such as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) have also lowered the barrier-to-entry

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Microsoft 365 anti-phishing alert “erased” with one simple trick

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Microsoft 365 anti-phishing alert “erased” with one simple trick 2024-08-08 at 16:01 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers looking for a way into organizations using Microsoft 365 can make an alert identifying unsolicited (and thus potential phishing) emails “disappear”. “When an Outlook user receives an e-mail from an address they don’t typically communicate with, Outlook shows an

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Double Trouble: Latrodectus and ACR Stealer observed spreading via Google Authenticator Phishing Site

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Double Trouble: Latrodectus and ACR Stealer observed spreading via Google Authenticator Phishing Site 2024-08-08 at 15:31 By Cyble Key Takeaways Overview Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) recently discovered a phishing site—“googleaauthenticator.com”—cleverly crafted to resemble an official Google Safety Centre. The website’s design mimics the authentic appearance of a legitimate Google service, aiming to deceive

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AI-fueled phishing scams raise alarm ahead of U.S. presidential election

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AI-fueled phishing scams raise alarm ahead of U.S. presidential election 2024-08-06 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Highlighting growth of phishing and digital scams targeting United States citizens, Bolster released a research that identified 24 separate nation-state threat actor groups attempting to exploit rising political tensions across the US to interfere with the 2024 presidential

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Threat Actors Exploit Sora AI-themed Branding to Spread Malware

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Threat Actors Exploit Sora AI-themed Branding to Spread Malware 2024-07-31 at 20:01 By Cyble Key Takeaways Overview After exfiltrating data, TAs deploy open-source mining software like XMRig and lolMiner, indicating a dual objective of both data theft and cryptocurrency mining to monetize their activities further. In February, OpenAI introduced Sora, an advanced AI model set

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Phishing Campaign Exploited Proofpoint Email Protections for Spoofing

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Phishing Campaign Exploited Proofpoint Email Protections for Spoofing 2024-07-29 at 21:46 By Ionut Arghire Threat actors have exploited Proofpoint’s email protection service to deliver millions of spoofed phishing emails. The post Phishing Campaign Exploited Proofpoint Email Protections for Spoofing appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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Microsoft 365 users targeted by phishers abusing Microsoft Forms

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Microsoft 365 users targeted by phishers abusing Microsoft Forms 2024-07-29 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz There has been an uptick in phishing campaigns leveraging Microsoft Forms this month, aiming to trick targets into sharing their Microsoft 365 login credentials. A malicious Microsoft form (Source: Perception Point) Malicious forms leading to phishing pages impersonating Microsoft 365

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Network of ghost GitHub accounts successfully distributes malware

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Network of ghost GitHub accounts successfully distributes malware 2024-07-24 at 17:31 By Zeljka Zorz Check Point researchers have unearthed an extensive network of GitHub accounts that they believe provides malware and phishing link Distribution-as-a-Service. Set up and operated by a threat group the researchers dubbed as Stargazer Goblin, the “Stargazers Ghost Network” is estimated encompass

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The changes in the cyber threat landscape in the last 12 months

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The changes in the cyber threat landscape in the last 12 months 2024-07-23 at 14:31 By Zeljka Zorz When it comes to the cyber threat landscape, change is the only constant: the inevitable interplay between cybercriminals and law enforcement agencies makes it inevitable. Europol’s recently released Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2024 report covers

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Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update

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Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update 2024-07-22 at 15:16 By Zeljka Zorz By now, most people are aware of – or have been personally affected by – the largest IT outage the world have ever witnessed, courtesy of a defective update for Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors that threw Windows

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CrowdStrike Incident Leveraged for Malware Delivery, Phishing, Scams

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CrowdStrike Incident Leveraged for Malware Delivery, Phishing, Scams 2024-07-22 at 13:47 By Eduard Kovacs The major IT outage caused by CrowdStrike is being leveraged by threat actors for phishing, scams, and malware delivery. The post CrowdStrike Incident Leveraged for Malware Delivery, Phishing, Scams appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Using Authy? Beware of impending phishing attempts

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Using Authy? Beware of impending phishing attempts 2024-07-11 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz Do you use Authy for your multi-factor authentication needs? If you do, you should keep an eye out for phishing attempts, as well as implement defenses against SIM swapping attacks. What happened? On July 1, Twilio – the company that develops the

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Regional Transport Office Phishing Scam Targets Android Users In India

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Regional Transport Office Phishing Scam Targets Android Users In India 2024-07-09 at 10:31 By Neetha Key Takeaways Overview Since 2021, India has faced an ongoing cyber threat involving Android malware specifically targeting bank customers. Threat actors initially distributed this malware through SMS messages containing phishing links, which directed users to download malicious Android applications. Themes

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